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Maude is passing blood.

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Poor Miss Maude is passing bright blood. Not just discoloured urine, actually blood. And it hurts everytime she goes:no:
When I noticed it yesterday I started her on baytril and metacam. I’ve just phoned and made an emergency appointment at the vet and they can see us later this arvo which I’m so thankful for as they are so booked up. I’m not sure which vet I’m seeing but any is better than none. About 4 weeks ago I pre-booked a double appointment with Aaron (the best and only exotic) for my poorly chicken and a heart check on Olive. But that’s not until the 6th April (the earliest they had!) but Maude can’t wait that long.
She’s feeling very sorry for herself. Please send healing vibes and hope it’s nothing awful!
Here she is tucking into some grass just now.
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Awww she's a beautiful girl!
Wishing gorgeous Miss Maude a speedy recovery!
Hope it goes well at the vets! ❤️🙏
 
Hi, I understand that you've booked a double appointment with the exotic vets but if there has been a new development of passing blood that is painful for her you need to get an emergency appointment, every ver should have some available if you ring as soon as they open...as passing blood can be a sign of a very bad infection which left untreated can be detrimental to her...hopefully you will manage to get one ASAP for her as she is gorgeous...I love her colouring...
 
WobblyPiggy said:
Hi, I understand that you've booked a double appointment with the exotic vets but if there has been a new development of passing blood that is painful for her you need to get an emergency appointment, every ver should have some available if you ring as soon as they open...as passing blood can be a sign of a very bad infection which left untreated can be detrimental to her...hopefully you will manage to get one ASAP for her as she is gorgeous...I love her colouring...
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Sorry I must have confused you,
She’s going today at 4.30.
My double appointment next week was booked previous to this for other pets, I just mentioned that as thats to soonest I can see the exotic.
But my appointment today is with the same practice but a different vet so hopefully the vet will know what their doing.
 
Hope the vet can sort the problem for Miss Maude. Is always a worry when piggies are ill. Let us know what the vet says Hannah. Healing vibes being sent for the gorgeous Miss Maude and a virtual hug for you.:hug:
 
Thanks everyone!
We got back from the vet a couple of hours ago. Vet wasn’t too worried yet and would like me to continue with the Baytril and Metacam that I started yesterday. He (and I) hope it’s an urine infection that will clear up with the baytril. But if it doesn’t clear up I will take her to my exotic appointment on the 6th and get X-rays to check for stones or the dreaded C word.
Oh and while I was there I noticed her hair around back end all came out in my hand and a bald spot above her bottom..which worries me either more that it could the C word or is that a symptom of ovarian cyst? BUT she could just have mites, I forgot to check before I put her back in the cage. Once she’s finished her dinner I will investigate and treat her.
She’s eating well enough, still wheeking for veggies. Loves grass. Bit concerned she’s not eating loads of hay but I might just be being paranoid.
He also mentioned that her body condition wasn’t the best, I thought that myself when I got her a few weeks ago. She is between 4-5 years old so maybe just feeling old a little early and she lived in the garden before I got her and I’m unsure of what they fed her.
Fingers crossed the medication will start kicking in!
 
Fingers crossed for you...unfortunately hair loss (more so her pulling it out herself) can be a sign of PCOS but it could also be a sign that she is having a bit of discomfort if she has an infection as some piggies do pull fur as a sign of being in discomfort...also her cage mate could be over grooming her...taking pictures of it can help document it to estimate if its getting bigger or if its filling in...also is she on a pro biotic as well? If not it could be worth putting her on one while on the antibiotics to help keep her internal balance...
 
Hannah_xx said:
Thanks everyone!
We got back from the vet a couple of hours ago. Vet wasn’t too worried yet and would like me to continue with the Baytril and Metacam that I started yesterday. He (and I) hope it’s an urine infection that will clear up with the baytril. But if it doesn’t clear up I will take her to my exotic appointment on the 6th and get X-rays to check for stones or the dreaded C word.
Oh and while I was there I noticed her hair around back end all came out in my hand and a bald spot above her bottom..which worries me either more that it could the C word or is that a symptom of ovarian cyst? BUT she could just have mites, I forgot to check before I put her back in the cage. Once she’s finished her dinner I will investigate and treat her.
She’s eating well enough, still wheeking for veggies. Loves grass. Bit concerned she’s not eating loads of hay but I might just be being paranoid.
He also mentioned that her body condition wasn’t the best, I thought that myself when I got her a few weeks ago. She is between 4-5 years old so maybe just feeling old a little early and she lived in the garden before I got her and I’m unsure of what they fed her.
Fingers crossed the medication will start kicking in!
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Hi

The infection and the hair loss can be both a sign of a lowered immune system due to her living rough. Without a picture, I cannot just say whether the bald spot could be related to ovarian cysts or something else. Cystic hair loss is generally on the sides and sometimes the belly but not on the back.

The onset of urinary tract infections is often characterised by intensely red porphyrine coloured pees that can look like real blood but may actually test free of it (I have the t-shirt). It takes several days for any antibiotic to build up and reach full efficiency only towards the end of a course, which may if necessary be continued.

Please switch from the all-important life-long weekly weigh-in on your kitchen scales to weighing daily at the same time in the feeding cycling in order to eliminate the ca. 30-40g swing of weight over the course of 24 hours.
Keep in mind that hay and grass fibre should make around 75-80% of the daily food intake, which you cannot control by eye. Tailor any extra support feed accordingly to the feedback from your scales.

In view that your girl is not in the best condition, you may want to consider a 3 week vitamin C immune system booster; boosters during illness are more effective than long-term high vitamin C because the body adapts to those higher levels without real benefit over longer periods.

You can find all the necessary practical illness support information (including vitamin C and probiotics for the gut microbiome) in our new updated syringe feeding and medicating guide: All About Syringe Feeding and Medicating Guinea Pigs with Videos and Pictures

I hope that this helps you.
 
Just wanted to send you & Miss Maude our good wishes. Well done getting her seen today. Hopefully she will pick up soon & be less of a worry to you.
 
Wiebke said:
Hi

The infection and the hair loss can be both a sign of a lowered immune system due to her living rough. Without a picture, I cannot just say whether the bald spot could be related to ovarian cysts or something else. Cystic hair loss is generally on the sides and sometimes the belly but not on the back.

The onset of urinary tract infections is often characterised by intensely red porphyrine coloured pees that can look like real blood but may actually test free of it (I have the t-shirt). It takes several days for any antibiotic to build up and reach full efficiency only towards the end of a course, which may if necessary be continued.

Please switch from the all-important life-long weekly weigh-in on your kitchen scales to weighing daily at the same time in the feeding cycling in order to eliminate the ca. 30-40g swing of weight over the course of 24 hours.
Keep in mind that hay and grass fibre should make around 75-80% of the daily food intake, which you cannot control by eye. Tailor any extra support feed accordingly to the feedback from your scales.

In view that your girl is not in the best condition, you may want to consider a 3 week vitamin C immune system booster; boosters during illness are more effective than long-term high vitamin C because the body adapts to those higher levels without real benefit over longer periods.

You can find all the necessary practical illness support information (including vitamin C and probiotics for the gut microbiome) in our new updated syringe feeding and medicating guide: All About Syringe Feeding and Medicating Guinea Pigs with Videos and Pictures

I hope that this helps you.
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If the sheer bright red spotting (porphyrine is generally a touch more dark red but you can make the distinction often only once you have experienced both) continues please see your vet again for a potentially cancerous ovarian cyst. I am sure that your vet will have felt for cysts and discomfort in that area and also checked for potential swelling from the womb.

With infections of the urinary tract, the red coloured urine should subside as the antibiotic is kicking in, whether it is a bacterial infection or a sterile cystitis. If problems continue, then the next step is check for bladder stones/sludge problems in the reproductive tract to eliminate those. Lastly, you remain with sterile interstitial cystitis (i.e. a recurring non-bacterial bladder infection which does not react to an antibiotic). Symptoms are generally very similar, so it is rather a case of working your way down the ladder.

All the best!
 
Hope Miss Maude starts to feel better soon and it’s nothing more.
 
Wiebke said:
Hi

The infection and the hair loss can be both a sign of a lowered immune system due to her living rough. Without a picture, I cannot just say whether the bald spot could be related to ovarian cysts or something else. Cystic hair loss is generally on the sides and sometimes the belly but not on the back.

The onset of urinary tract infections is often characterised by intensely red porphyrine coloured pees that can look like real blood but may actually test free of it (I have the t-shirt). It takes several days for any antibiotic to build up and reach full efficiency only towards the end of a course, which may if necessary be continued.

Please switch from the all-important life-long weekly weigh-in on your kitchen scales to weighing daily at the same time in the feeding cycling in order to eliminate the ca. 30-40g swing of weight over the course of 24 hours.
Keep in mind that hay and grass fibre should make around 75-80% of the daily food intake, which you cannot control by eye. Tailor any extra support feed accordingly to the feedback from your scales.

In view that your girl is not in the best condition, you may want to consider a 3 week vitamin C immune system booster; boosters during illness are more effective than long-term high vitamin C because the body adapts to those higher levels without real benefit over longer periods.

You can find all the necessary practical illness support information (including vitamin C and probiotics for the gut microbiome) in our new updated syringe feeding and medicating guide: All About Syringe Feeding and Medicating Guinea Pigs with Videos and Pictures

I hope that this helps you.
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Thank you for your expert advice once again.
I’ll get a photo of the hair loss tonight. I couldn’t see any mites on her but have tested her with revolution just in case. It also could have been from when I’ve tried bonding her with other pigs over the past couple of weeks, which unfortunately didn’t go well with lots of chasing and hair pulling. It was strange it came out in a lump in my hand while at the vets but perhaps it was damaged and waiting to fall out.
The vet wasn’t piggy savvy enough for me to feel 100% confident in his appointment. He was fine, and did what most would do in this case anyway, treat first and investigate later if need be. He did say she was a bit uncomfortable with him touching her belly but he didn’t do much of a feel around womb. He also said he would put cancer before stones..
Wish the appointment with the trusted exotic vet was sooner. But waiting a week will give the antibiotics a chance to take effect.
But I am concerned she’s not eating much hay. She’s off her pellets too.
I stepped in with syringe feeding CC last night, and this morning before work. I also left grass scattered around in hope she will munch it through the day.
Thanks for all your suggestions, I will read the links on my lunch break.
I am concerned it is more serious than a common UTI. I have a bad feeling. But which ever is the outcome I will try and stay positive.
 
Thinking of you and Maude. Hope the antibiotic clears things up. It's so stressful when they're sick. It sounds like you're taking excellent care of her.
 
So sorry Miss Maude is so poorly, hope those AB’s get to work super fast for her x
 
Maudes doing well! She lost a teeny bit of weight and was a bit quiet for a couple of days so I topped her up with Critical care. But she’s back to looking a lot happier and eating in the hay tray most of the day again. She’s also got her appetite back for some pellets and grass.

The day after Maudes (suspected) UTI. I noticed that Olive also had one! Couldn’t believe it! She’s never had one before, they’re diet hasn’t changed at all so I’m not sure why she picked one up. I started her straight on the baytril and metacam. She lost a bit more weight than Maude did so I was also CC her a couple of times a day. After about 5 days she’s much more active and also happily eating. Her weight has gone back up and neither girls are in as much pain when they peepee.
They are both (and the chicken!) are off to see Aaron on Wednesday to check they are doing okay.
I was quite worried for a few days but all seems okay now..
Oh and Also Maudes eye has cleared up really well since she’s been on medication! (She had a crusty and fleshy eye)
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Glad to hear everyone is heading in the right direction Hannah.
And I bet you get a lot of attention when you arrive at the vets with your menagerie of unusual pets :D
 
Sending lots of healing vibes, glad she is feeling better!
 
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